Carl Alexander thought a lot. Only then did he realize why his old mother's attitude was so strange yesterday. But he was still a little confused as to why he wanted to test his cousin Li Xiao.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "It's very simple. Auntie wants to know what the purpose of my special envoy's trip to see Prince William is."
Carl Alexander is at a loss again, because he is really not sensitive to politics. His talent has been diverted to the path of art and music by his old mother since he was a child. If you talk to him about literature and music, he can talk clearly and clearly.
, but when it comes to politics, it’s really just playing the piano to an ox.
So he asked with some confusion: "Aren't you on behalf of Duke Alexander to convey friendship to William to maintain relations? Isn't it true?"
Seeing the surprised expression on Carl Alexander's face, Li Xiao held his forehead. It was not easy for such an innocent child to grow up so big. If he was as innocent as Carl Alexander, he probably wouldn't be alive now, and there would probably be no grass on the grave.
It's about three feet tall.
As expected, children need to be educated more harshly, and they must be allowed to act independently and solve problems on their own, otherwise they will develop into a person like Carl Alexander, who will probably help count the money after being sold!
In any case, Li Xiao was deeply worried about the future of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach. If he remembered correctly, Carl Friedrich was going to have his hair cut off in 1853, and within a few years this innocent little boy would inherit it.
After the family business is established, is it really okay to let him take charge of it?
Of course, Li Xiao did not show these emotions. He replied warmly: "Duke Alexander is the ambassador to Austria."
This answer made Carl Alexander full of confusion. He was confused and couldn't figure out whether his cousin answered the question incorrectly or whether he was too stupid to understand the deeper meaning. So he could only look at Li Xiao in confusion, hoping that Li Xiao
Xiao, please speak more clearly.
Li Xiao shook his head in his heart again, and then said: "If our country wants to maintain its traditional friendship with Prussia and Prince William, the ambassador to Prussia should come forward!"
Karl Alexander was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized. He clapped his hands and said in surprise: "Yes! Duke Alexander is the ambassador to Austria, why is it he who came forward?"
Li Xiao just smiled, and then looked at Karl Alexander without saying a word. He had made it obvious enough that if the Grand Duke still couldn't figure it out, it meant that he was a complete idiot and not worth continuing.
What a waste of energy.
Karl Alexander murmured to himself: "So Duke Alexander didn't send you here to maintain relations at all? Why? To jointly suppress the revolution?"
As he spoke, he looked at Li Xiao eagerly again, hoping that his cousin could reveal the answer as soon as possible. However, Li Xiao was not so happy, and just looked back with a smile.
For a moment, he felt a little bit wide-eyed. After a while, Karl Alexander realized that Li Xiao would not tell him the answer directly, and he had to guess it by himself. So he finally struggled to turn his rusty political mind around.
, I started to think about this very difficult question.
"It shouldn't be about suppressing the revolution. The troubles in Berlin and Prussia are basically settled, otherwise William wouldn't come back on his own initiative... What could it be? Could it be about suppressing the rebellion in Austria? It's possible. You weren't there yesterday
Are you saying that the situation in Hungary is very bad? Could it be that Duke Paskovich and Duke Mikhail are unable to deal with the rebels and hope that Prussia will also send troops to assist?"
Carl Alexander was quite confident about this answer. He raised his head and chest and looked at Li Xiao with an expression like "I have seen through everything", almost saying "please praise me!"
Li Xiao shook his head again and asked: "Do you think Austria will take the initiative to ask Prussia for help?"
This question stunned Karl Alexander. After thinking for a while, he realized that he was indeed a bit wrong. Austria had never taken Prussia as its little brother seriously, so why did it make the Austrians look down on Prussia for help?
It's better to let them just kill themselves. Austria can ask for help from Russia, but it will never ask for help from Prussia. If they really do that, it will be equivalent to directly giving up the leadership of the German Federation. They cannot do such a stupid thing.
"Then why did Duke Alexander send you to Prussia?" Karl Alexander racked his brains and couldn't come up with a reason. He said angrily: "You can't be sent to contact Prussia to deal with Austria together!"
When Carl Alexander said this, he was complaining and joking, but Li Xiao's expression quickly told him that this was not a joke!
Karl Alexander was shocked: "You really want to deal with Austria? How is this possible?"
Li Xiao asked calmly: "How is it impossible? What good does an overly powerful Austria do to us?"
This question stunned Karl Alexander again. After thinking about it, he had to admit that a strong Austria would not be of much benefit to Prussia. A strong Austria would naturally be less likely to give up the leadership of the German Federation, and in the Balkans
There is still a conflict of interest with Russia on this issue. From this aspect, it is better for Austria to be weaker.
"But this is a betrayal of the covenant!" Carl Alexander muttered.
Li Xiao replied slowly: "There is no such thing! Austria has been unable to fulfill its responsibilities and obligations in the alliance due to its own chaos, and these responsibilities and obligations can only be passed on to us and Prussia, and we cannot be allowed to fulfill more
Too many obligations, let Austria take advantage of it!"
Karl Alexander was immediately speechless. Although he knew very well that this was completely sophistry, it did make some sense. Austria was occupying a turd, so what else could it be said?
Karl Alexander said suddenly: "So you are here to contact Prince William to deal with Austria?"
Li Xiao nodded straightforwardly, which confused Karl Alexander again. He said suspiciously: "This must be a very secret operation, right? Can you tell me directly like this?"
Li Xiaoxin said if I didn't tell you directly, could you think of it yourself? Who told you and your old mother that this trip is very important. If you can't dispel your doubts, it will be difficult to convince William I later. If it weren't for your sister
For the sake of your brother-in-law and brother-in-law, why did you break it up and explain it to you?
"It is indeed very secret, but these secrets do not need to be kept secret from you and aunt. You are all your own people. It will be easier for us to cooperate and communicate if I take the initiative to confess something..."